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DEFINITION: To pose, or posture, in a distinctive manner in order to express one's cultural affinities -- may be accompanied by awkward gestures.
Verboticisms
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Turkeystrut
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: they turkeystrutted their way around the mall, recieving much attention and comment.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
better turkeys than chickens, I suppose... - wordmeister, 2007-01-29: 23:44:00
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Gesticultate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: jess-TI-cul-tate
Sentence: Unfortunately, Sue's gesticultating her affiliation to Harvard was misinterpreted by the cannibals as their local gesture for "tender young meat."
Etymology: gesticulate (to gesture), cult
Bombastardate
Created by: shonco
Pronunciation: bom-bass-tard-ate
Sentence: In the absence of any real skills needed to win the fight, he felt that his only option was to bombastardate.
Etymology: from bombast (pompous ramblings); and bastard (a vicious, despicable, or thoroughly disliked person)
Overgesturalize
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: oh-vurr-jess-chur-all-ayze
Sentence: most people tend to overgesturalize for every photograph.
Etymology: over+gesture+generalize
Pusstillate
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: pus-sti-late
Sentence: I pusstillate so you can see what I'm saying.
Etymology: puss+ postulate
Metoocool
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Me - too - kool
Sentence: Her flip-flops scraping against the concrete were evidence of her metoocool attempts to be different from the rest of us.
Etymology: Me - one's own self; I Too - to an excessive degree Cool - fashionable; hip
Goofinity
Created by: pandafever
Pronunciation: goo-fen-ity
Sentence: My goofinity was immortalized in my yearbook picture.
Etymology:
Mysposturing
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: MY-spos-CHUR-ing
Sentence: I hate how these kids these days only take photos of themselves when they're MySposturing
Etymology: MySpace.com + Posturing
Tribalign
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: tribe-er-line
Sentence: So far, the only noticeable achievement of the 'Well-hard Gangstas' attempt to tribalign had been three twisted backs and a dislocated jaw.
Etymology: tribal + align(ment)
Suburgang
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: sub-urg-ang
Sentence: He planned to suburgang it up in his fraternity's house picture.
Etymology: suburb + gang, rich kids throwing gang signs
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